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Technology firms and governments around the world are battling the spread of fake news relating to the Covid-19 outbreak. Rumours relating to the virus have led to arson attacks against telecommunications towers in the UK.  Multiple 5G towers across Belfast, Liverpool, and Birmingham have been set alight while conspiracy theories…

Updated / Wednesday, 8 Apr 2020 09:40 Robbie Lalwor was shot dead in the Ardoyne on Saturday morning PSNI detectives investigating the murder of Robbie Lawlor in north Belfast on Saturday have arrested a 36-year-old man on suspicion of murder. The man was detained last night and the PSNI said…

Updated / Tuesday, 7 Apr 2020 20:51 Robbie Lawlor was shot dead in Belfast at the weekend The PSNI has released three people who were being questioned over the murder of Robbie Lawlor in Belfast at the weekend. Two men, aged 30 and 33, and a 17-year-old boy were questioned by…

One of the largest and oldest schools in Northern Ireland is joining forces with the NHS to help staff in a hospital that will treat most coronavirus patients in Belfast. St Malachy's College is a Catholic grammar school for boys that opened in 1833. The Mater Hospital has been designated…

Young children who play video games are more likely to weigh more as teenagers, according to new research. Scientists from universities in Leeds, London, Belfast and Stirling looked at the health and behaviour of more than 16,000 children in the UK at the ages of five, seven and 14. They…

Around 100 health workers were at tested for Covid-19 at the first NHS staff testing centre in Belfast. The facility at the SSE Arena opened yesterday and complements testing being carried out by Health and Social Care Trusts in Northern Ireland.  It is part of the UK-wide NHS initiative on staff…

Image copyright PAcemaker Image caption Testing of healthcare staff began at the SSE Arena in Belfast on Saturday Eight more people who had tested positive for Covid-19 have died in Northern Ireland, bringing the total to 56.There are currently 998 positive cases, a rise of 94 since Friday. The Department…

A DUP councillor has apologised after he compared himself to Noah in the bible in a Facebook post in which he appeared to suggest the global coronavirus pandemic was the “judgement of God” on the legalisation of abortion and same sex marriage in Northern Ireland, and an “immoral and corrupt…

The Public Health Agency has confirmed that there are six more Covid-19 related deaths in Northern Ireland, bringing the total number to 36. There have been 85 new cases since yesterday, and 774 cases in total. There have been 6899 people tested for Covid-19 in Northern Ireland, with 6109 testing negative and…

By Ian GrahamBELFAST (Reuters) - Northern Ireland will introduce "sweeping new powers" to combat the spread of coronavirus from 2300 GMT on Saturday, with many restrictions on businesses tougher than the rest of the United Kingdom.The British region will prohibit anyone from leaving home without reasonable excuse, compel certain premises…